Anna University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1030 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #241 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #16 of 876 | In India |
| #2 of 53 | In Tamil Nadu |
| #2 of 25 | In Chennai |
| #82 of 2,545 | For Radiochemistry |
| Top50% | For 130 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- annauniv.edu
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 32%*
* Anna University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | 12th year senior secondary/intermediate examination or recognized foreign equivalent, and entrance examination. |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | July to April (July - October; December-April) |
Research profile
Anna University is a world-class research university with 25,046 scientific papers published and 343,261 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.
Anna University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51 | 55 |
| 1991 | 58 | 67 |
| 1992 | 59 | 82 |
| 1993 | 51 | 92 |
| 1994 | 68 | 130 |
| 1995 | 61 | 130 |
| 1996 | 108 | 136 |
| 1997 | 115 | 162 |
| 1998 | 118 | 190 |
| 1999 | 141 | 302 |
| 2000 | 166 | 372 |
| 2001 | 158 | 379 |
| 2002 | 226 | 530 |
| 2003 | 255 | 755 |
| 2004 | 302 | 1087 |
| 2005 | 341 | 1563 |
| 2006 | 470 | 2182 |
| 2007 | 522 | 2928 |
| 2008 | 585 | 4091 |
| 2009 | 640 | 5047 |
| 2010 | 813 | 6200 |
| 2011 | 1083 | 7821 |
| 2012 | 1232 | 9639 |
| 2013 | 1403 | 11869 |
| 2014 | 1522 | 14245 |
| 2015 | 1442 | 15936 |
| 2016 | 1448 | 17885 |
| 2017 | 1539 | 20426 |
| 2018 | 1498 | 22859 |
| 2019 | 1776 | 28854 |
| 2020 | 1840 | 37188 |
| 2021 | 2319 | 53596 |
| 2022 | 1875 | 53414 |
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Anna University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | No | No |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Notable alumni
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Akkineni Nagarjuna
- Occupations
- actorfilm producer
- Biography
-
Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu cinema, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards namely, for Ninne Pelladata (1996), which he produced won the Best Feature Film in Telugu and a Special Mention as actor for Annamayya (1997).
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Thirumalachari Ramasami
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
-
Thirumalachari Ramasami is a former Indian Science and Technology Secretary. He assumed charge in May 2006. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Director of the Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India. He is a distinguished researcher and leather scientist. He was awarded India's National Civilian Honour the Padma Shri for excellence in Science and Engineering in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, the highest award for science in India, for notable and outstanding research in Chemical Sciences in 1993.
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A G Ramakrishnan
- Occupations
- computer scientistelectrical engineer
- Biography
-
Angarai Ganesan Ramakrishnan is a senior professor of electrical engineering and an associate faculty of Centre for Neuroscience, both at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He also holds an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Heritage Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He heads the Medical intelligence and language engineering lab. He also won the Manthan Award 2015 for his project, “Madhura - the gift of voice”, under the category, e-education, learning, and employment. He is also one of the founder directors of RaGaVeRa Indic Technologies private limited recognized by the Karnataka Government as one of the Elevate 2019 Startup winners. He is one of the advisors of Bhashini AI Solutions private limited also recognized by the Karnataka Government as one of the Elevate 2019 Startup winners. From January 2017 to June 2020, he was a Member of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) since November 2019. Since August 2022, he is also the Advisor - Neuroscience to Feedfront Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a startup based in Bangalore.
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Ajayan Vinu
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Ajayan Vinu is a material scientist. He is currently the Global Innovation Chair Professor for Advanced Nanomaterials and the director of Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Newcastle since October 2017 which houses more than 60 researchers including PhD students and staff. Before moving to the University of Newcastle, he was a professor of Nanomaterials at the University of South Australia from 2015-2017. and also worked at the University of Queensland as a Professor and ARC Future Fellow from 2011-2015. He is well known in the field of mesoporous carbon nitride and was the first one to introduce porosity in carbon nitride materials which find applications in different areas of research including catalysis, energy storage and conversion and carbon dioxide capture, and photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen generation.
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C. Anandharamakrishnan
- Born in
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India - Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy, commonly referred as Anandharamakrishnan is an Indian scientist and academician, having expertise in Chemical Engineering and Food processing. He is working as Director of National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum. Earlier, he served as Director of National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) (Formerly known as Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu during the period April 2016 – 2022 and as Senior Principal Scientist at the CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru.
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Mohan Madan Babu
- Occupations
- biochemist
- Biography
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M. Madan Babu is an Indian-American computational biologist and bioinformatician. He is the endowed chair in biological data science and director of the center of excellence for data-driven discovery at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Previously, he served as a programme leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.
Anna University faculties and divisions
| Centre : Biotechnology | Biotechnology |
|---|---|
| Centre : Building Technology | Building Technologies |
| Centre : Computer Science | Computer Science |
| Centre : Computer Science | Computer Science |
| Centre : Crystal Growth | Crystallography |
| Centre : Environmental Studies | Environmental Studies |
| Centre : Human Settlements | Social Studies |
| Centre : New and Renewable Sources of Energy | Natural Resources |
| Centre : Water Resources | Water Management |
| College : Engineering | Arts and Humanities, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Physics, Printing and Printmaking, Social Sciences, Telecommunications Engineering |
| Faculty : Architecture and Planning | Architecture and Planning |
| Faculty : Civil Engineering | Civil Engineering |
| Faculty : Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Power Engineering |
| Faculty : Information and Communication Engineering | Information Technology, Telecommunications Engineering |
| Faculty : Management Sciences | Management |
| Faculty : Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty : Science and Humanities | Arts and Humanities, Geology, Media Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences |
| Faculty : Technology | Biotechnology, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Technology, Textile Technology |
| Institute : Ocean Management | Marine Science and Oceanography |
| Institute : Remote Sensing | Surveying and Mapping |
| Institute : Technology | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Instrument Making, Production Engineering, Rubber Technology, Technology |
General information
| Alternative names | AU Chennai अन्ना विश्वविद्यालय |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Motto | Progress through Knowledge |
Location and contacts
| Address | Sardar Patel Road Guindy Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 025 India |
|---|---|
| City population | 10,265,000 |